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Prisoners to pay for damage
Under new plans, inmates will be made to pay for any ‘malicious’ damage to prison property, reports the BBC.
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Losing the war on drugs
Illegal substances around the world continue to be plentiful and in great demand. Prices are falling and purity has increased throughout the last twenty years, according to The Times.
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Witnesses left feeling 'abandoned'
New research by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research has found that both victims and witnesses are left feeling marginalised, stressed and with feelings of anxiety as a result of their experiences with the criminal courts in England and Wales, reports...
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Drugs is a health issue says top cop
Mike Barton, Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary, has said that the war on drugs has ‘failed’ and that addicts should be ‘treated and cared for’ rather than criminalised in a letter to...
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Tory workfare plans launched
George Osborne, Chancellor, is expected to announce a ‘work for the dole’ programme where the long-term unemployed will have to work full time in order to receive benefit payments in a move that could potentially affect 200,000 claimants, according to...
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Children, alcohol and suicide
The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence estimates that 80,000 children suffer from depression, and in addition two thirds of children who...
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Muslims live in fear of attack
A survey by the Runnymede Trust has found that 98 per cent of Muslims are worried about being attacked because of their religious beliefs, writes The Times.
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Ministry of Defence continue to prescribe toxic drug to soldiers
Despite repeated warnings that Lariam is dangerous to presribe, the Ministry of Defence refuse to stop using the drug that has been described as a 'modern-day "Agent Orange"' according to a report in...
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Ban on car parking cameras and 'spy cars' considered in England
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles says he wants to 'rein in over-zealous and unfair rules' where, over the past five years as a result of fixed and car mounted cameras, more than 10 million fines have been issued totalling £301m. The...
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Unpaid work in exchange for benefits for the long-term unemployed
The government is considering plans to make the long-term jobless carry out unpaid work in order to receive state benefits, reports The Times.
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Profit motives affect patients in the NHS
After warnings from the head of the NHS that competition laws were obstructing vital changes and preventing improvement in care, The Times reports that Labour...
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Random bag searches considered for British shopping centres
Fears are rising about the possibility of copy cat terrorist acts following the attacks in the Kenyan shopping centre. More effective yet invasive forms of security are being considered for British shopping centres,...